# Distance from Monrovia (MLW) to Tokyo (NRT)

> 14,453 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,453 km / 8,980 mi / 7,804 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Liberia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 04:11 in Monrovia, it's 13:11 in Tokyo)
- **Elevation difference**: 116 ft (NRT is higher than MLW)

## Airports

### [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monrovia, Liberia
- ICAO: GLMR
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 6.290000, -10.760000
- Elevation: 25 ft

### [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokyo, Japan
- ICAO: RJAA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 35.760000, 140.390000
- Elevation: 141 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:11 in Monrovia, it's 13:11 in Tokyo.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Narita International Airport (NRT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nrt-tokyo-narita-international-airport/1ef266df-8b22-61a4-b84a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)